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Youth LEAD www.youthleadyouthcongress.org Youth LEAD provides teens and young adults with developmental disabilities with resources and support to set and meet their goals for education, employment and inclusive recreation. Youth LEAD also helps youth-serving community organizations increase inclusive programming for individuals with developmental disabilities. The program is run by the University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human Development and funded by a grant from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The Youth LEAD program team is recruiting for the second year of the Urban Leadership Academy. The Urban Leadership Academy is an eight-month leadership program for teens and mentors that meets one Saturday per month, October-May, with an emphasis on urban teens and adults under 30. A flyer for the Urban Leadership Academy, and applications for both teens and mentors are included on the Web site. Applications are due September 1, 2009; the academy will begin in October. Adobe Youth Voices /What Kids Can Do: International Photo Competition http://www.wkcd.org/AYV_Photo_Competition/Home_.html Adobe Youth Voices and What Kids Can Do invite youth, ages 12-19, around the world to submit photographs based on the theme of “Crisis and Hope,” expressing themselves on both what is challenging and what gives hope in today’s difficult world. Winning photographs will be showcased online, in a traveling exhibit, and in a book. Eligibility: all young people, anywhere in the world, between the ages of 12 and 19. Deadline: July 31, 2009. Education Week’s 2009 Fall Calendar of Events http://www.edweek.org/apps/calendar/submit_event.html In an ongoing effort to provide educators with the latest information on relevant conferences and workshops, Education Week will publish its 2009 Fall Calendar of Events as a supplement to the August 26, 2009 issue. The Fall Calendar lets organizations share their upcoming events with Education Week and edweek.org readers, including administrators, counselors, parents, policymakers, reading specialists, researchers, school board members, teacher educators, teachers, and technology personnel. Listings are free. All events submitted online will be listed in the online calendar, including those sponsored by for-profit organizations and those submitted after June 30. Deadline for submitting events for the 2009 Fall Calendar: June 30, 2009. Nominate a School Counselor for the American School Counselor Association’s School Counselor of the Year Award http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content2.asp?contentid=544 The American School Counselor Association’s School Counselor of the Year Award is given to school counselors who run top-notch, comprehensive school counseling programs at the elementary, middle, or high school level. The award program brings up to 10 finalists and their nominators to Washington, DC, in January to participate in a Congressional briefing, meet with their members of Congress, and be honored at a gala. From these 10 finalists, one School Counselor of the Year is selected. U.S.-based practicing school counselors who’ve completed at least five years of service as a school counselor, belong to ASCA, and are practicing school counselors at the time of the awards may be nominated. Nomination Deadline: July 17, 2009. CEC Call for Papers Due May 27, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/dj5rwd The April 21-24, 2010, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention and Expo will be held in Nashville, TN. The deadline for proposals and presentations on exceptional children is May 27, 2009. NIDRR Proposed Priorities http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-10653.htm The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is proposing funding priorities for its Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: four priorities for Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) and three for Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs). Funding priorities focus research attention on areas of national need. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and later years. Comments about this notice can be mailed to Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, #6029, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2700; or by e-mail to donna.nangle@ed.gov, including the term “Proposed Priorities for RRTCs and RERCs” and the priority title in the subject line of the message. Deadline for comments: June 8, 2009. OSERS Publishes Requests for Comments on Annual State Application Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act as Amended in 2004 http://edicsweb.ed.gov/browse/browsecoll.cfm?pkg_serial_num=3935 The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments can be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17 St, NW, Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; faxed to (202) 395-6974; or e-mailed to OIRA-Submission@omb.eop.gov. Deadline: May 6, 2009. OSERS Publishes Requests for State and Local Educational Agency Record and Reporting Requirements Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act as Amended in 2004 http://edicsweb.ed.gov/browse/browsecoll.cfm?pkg_serial_num=3936 The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments can be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17 St, NW, Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; faxed to (202) 395-6974; or e-mailed to OIRA-Submission@omb.eop.gov. Deadline: May 6, 2009. The Lancet: Special Issue on Disability http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60631-0/fulltext The Lancet, the second-highest-ranked medical/health journal in the world, is preparing to publish a special issue later this year on the topic of disability which will coincide with World Disability Day on December 3, 2009. The deadline for submission of primary research papers is July 31, 2009. VSA Arts International Conference Call for Papers Due May 29, 2009 http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/news/2009-05-29-VSAarts_call_for_presenters.pdf The VSA Arts Conference on how to advance inclusive education and 21st century learning skills through the arts will be held in Washington, DC, June 10-12 2010, in conjunction with the 2010 VSA Arts International Festival, an international and multicultural event celebrating the accomplishments of artists with disabilities. The Conference will be also hosting a Career Development forum to assist artists with disabilities as they pursue their careers. Available in pdf (9 pages, 1.18 MB). Deadline for submissions: May 29, 2009. Previous 10 | Next 10 Results: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45
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